Major Props and Their Importance

Heavy Grey Suitcases

• Willie lugs these heavy things in in the first scene
• Represents:
  • Literally the "baggage" that people carry around with them
  • the toll of age

Willie's Old Car

• This car is present in many of Willie's flashbacks to the good old days
• Represents the theme of the American Dream

Single Tire from Willie's Old Car

• Willie rolls this around outside in one scene
• Represents the desire for the dismembered American Dream
  • The wheel belonged to Willie's old car, which he was very proud of in his prime
• Theme: Decay of the American Dream